"Heaven on the 7th Floor" is a pop song that became a 1977 hit single for British singer Paul Nicholas. It was his biggest U.S. hit, a track from his eponymous debut LP. The song spent three weeks at number 6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.[2] during November and December of that year. "Heaven On The 7th Floor" became a Gold record. It reached number 49 in Canada.[3]
| "Heaven on the 7th Floor" | ||||
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 Side A of the UK single | ||||
| Single by Paul Nicholas | ||||
| from the album Paul Nicholas | ||||
| B-side | "Do You Want My Love" | |||
| Released | August 1977 | |||
| Recorded | 1977 | |||
| Genre | Pop, disco[1] | |||
| Length | 2:44 | |||
| Label | RSO | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Dominic Bugatti, Frank Musker | |||
| Producer(s) | Christopher Neil | |||
| Paul Nicholas singles chronology | ||||
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The song was not among Nicholas' most popular hits in Britain, although it was a Top 10 hit in other nations. On the 22 October 1977 American Top 40 radio program, Casey Kasem described Nicholas as "a performer who didn't want to be there," i.e., on the musical charts.[citation needed] Having had a successful film career in Europe for 10 years, he had come to America to audition for a stage production of Hamlet, however, he was not selected. Nicholas felt that musical success might help him make more of a name for himself, and would open a door for him into bigger acting roles. Kasem said of this strategy, "He makes the music industry sound easier than it really is."[citation needed]
The song was written by Dominic Bugatti and Frank Musker. Backing vocals on the Nicholas version quote a small portion of the Irving Berlin standard "Cheek to Cheek."
Chart performance
editPaul Nicholas version
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The Mighty Pope version
edit| "Heaven on the 7th Floor" | |
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| Single by The Mighty Pope | |
| Released | August 1977 |
| Length | 2:45 |
| Label | Private Stock Records |
| Songwriter(s) | Dominic Bugatti, Frank Musker |
"Heaven on the 7th Floor" was covered by The Mighty Pope, and charted concurrently with Nicholas' version. In Canada, the Mighty Pope's version was the bigger hit. It was issued by RCA Records on the Private Stock label, and reached #14. It also reached number 83 on the U.S. Cash Box chart.[12]
See also
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edit- ^ Spitz, Marc (27 October 2009). Bowie: A Biography. Crown/Archetype. ISBN 9780307462398. Retrieved 12 December 2017 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Music: Top 100 Songs - Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.
- ^ a b "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada gc.ca. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 217. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Paul Nicholas - Heaven On The 7th Floor". charts.nz. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ^ "PAUL NICHOLAS | Artist | Official Charts". Official Charts. Archived from the original on 20 July 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 176.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 12/03/77". 14 December 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ "Top Selling Singles of 1977 | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. 31 December 1977. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 380. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.
- ^ "Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1977". 21 October 2014. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Cash Box Top 100 9/03/77". 9 August 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 12 December 2017.